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Whatever you are planning for your future, whether it’s a new house, starting a family or even going on a diet – don’t bother. In four years the world will end and your plans will be ruined. This is the belief of thousands of people across the planet, preparing for the end of the world and death of mankind. So grab your diary and put this date in it – December 21st 2012.

The concept is gaining momentum as many religious texts, historical documents and even NASA have ‘predicted’ that there will be major changes to the Earth in the year 2012. And with the help of celebrity believers including the always-reliable Mel Gibson joining in, 2012 has become the talking point at dinner parties everywhere.

So, where has this cultural phenomenon come from and why do so many people believe? The widespread panic that accompanied the end of the millennium and the whole Y2K debacle seems to have shapeshifted into another end of the world scare. Why should we believe this one when Y2K believers became figures of fun to all those who had mocked them. Well, there are many reasons to listen as 2012 theorists can source ‘facts’ and ‘knowledge’ to support their claims.

The most referenced prediction comes from the Mayan Calendar as believers point to the completion of the B’ak’tun cycle as the signal that a new world order will be upon us. So the Mayans have apparently predicted that the end of the world will occur in 2012 and that the length of the lunar moon is 329.53020 days. They were only thirty seconds out with their lunar moon guess so basically it’s all over for us earthlings. Misinterpretation can make a big difference when translating ancient texts.

If you aren’t convinced yet then take a trip to Yellowstone National Park where the world’s biggest volcano lays dormant. Beneath this US tourist attraction, a volcano with a pattern of erupting every 650,000 years is expected to celebrate its special day with us. So when is the volcano’s anniversary, that’s right – 2012. It is understandable that the volcano is set to erupt in the near future but it would seem unrealistic that it would even wipe out a small section of the American population so are the believers clutching at straws with this one?

Moving on. So the Earth has two magnetic poles, north and south, that help protect the Earth’s surface from the devastating effects of the sun. Well, hold on to your hat, because the protection is about to be rescinded, the poles are shifting and we are all set for the worst case of sunburn in history. So, stock up on some factor 50 sunblock and grab the biggest hat you can find because it is about to get extremely hot.

Scientists have also announced that sunspot activity will reach a massive peak in 2012, resulting in severe solar storms and atmospheric changes. With this predicted sunspot expected to be up to 50 per cent stronger than previous ones, NASA has even began making preparations for the problems that await. But will these events make as big an impact on live as we know it as is suggested?

Cynics will say that all of these theories are based upon false translations and misinterpretations that manipulate people’s faith and need to believe. However ridiculous the claims may seem to non-believers, it is certainly going to be an interesting day when the clock strikes midnight and the 21st December 2012 is upon us.

Located in the West Midland County of England, Birmingham is both a metropolitan borough and a city. The focal point of the Industrial revolution, Birmingham is best known as “the city of thousand trades” as well as the “workshop of the world”. With a population of 1,006,500, it is the second most populous city in England. This city has now emerged as the national commercial center and is rated as the third best place in the United Kingdom to start a new business. It is also considered as the 21st best city in Europe for business and is also one of the most visited cities in the United Kingdom. The Mercer Index of worldwide living standards rated Birmingham. The places of interest in Birmingham are the Birmingham Museum and Art gallery which displays a wide variety of famous artworks and houses the largest collection of Edward Burns-Jones’ works. Alongside, the Cadbury World, Sutton Park, the Victorian Birmingham Botanical Gardens and several public squares such as the Centenary Square, Victoria Square and Chamberlin Square form sites of attraction.

Like any other city in Britain, Birmingham is full of sports enthusiasts. Football, cricket and tennis, all have their devoted share of followers who follow the game as well as any news related to the games with equal fervor. Birmingham has a very important place in the history of sport in England being the first city to be named as the National City of Sport by the Sports Council. It is home to the two of the oldest professional football teams namely Birmingham City and Ashton Ville. Birmingham is also home to the Warwickshire Country Cricket Club whose grounds are host to several test matches. The fist Women’s Cricket World Cup was played I this city in 1973 where England won from Australia in the finals. Along with cricket and football, Birmingham also has professional athletics teams, gymnasts, basketball teams as well as rugby teams.

The Trinity Mirror is the primary news provider for the city and has two daily newspapers running from under its wing called Birmingham Mail and Birmingham Post. Apart from these two dailies, The Trinity Mirror also runs a magazine called What’s On. The BBC has two centers in the city with The Mailbox, located in the city center, as its National headquarters. Apart from BBC being the primary news provider station, Birmingham also has many regional as well as national radio stations.

Sports information and news is a part of the daily diet of the “Brummies”, a name that has been assigned to the people of Birmingham. This hunger is satiated by several news channels such as Sky Sports, Sky Sports News and BBC Sport. These channels provide all the information on the action that goes on in the world of sports. From live coverage of sporting events, to sports reviews, interviews, analysis are all provided through these news channels.

The best online sports betting and online internet sportsbook sites offer legal sports betting on sports events like basketball, football, cricket, horse racing, golf and also casino gambling. There is hardly a possibility that interest in online sports gambling can decline and this is due to the fact that this type of wagering is not only convenient but is also filled with the excitement and euphoria that bettors crave!

The laundry list of strangeness surrounding the Stephenville, Texas, UFO sightings is growing. Despite efforts by a military spokesperson to attribute the sightings to F-16 training maneuvers, new video shows a strange object that doesn’t look or act anything like a conventional aircraft. On top of that, a former defense industry electronics expert now says that the F-14s may have been scrambled in response to a violation of restricted presidential airspace by the military.

A new video has surfaced and been presented by Stephenville, Texas, resident Steve Allen, the owner of a freight company and a witness to the sighting on January 8, 2008. Allen says that the video of a strange object in the sky was presented to him by an anonymous source and that it was taken on the occasion of the January 8th sighting. The video appears very similar to another UFO film taken years before which shows an object moving extremely fast and making bizarre and aerodynamically impossible moves. This new video evidence casts doubt on the current air force explanation for the event.

A new scenario that might help explain one of the Stephenville UFO sightings has entered the picture, but it’s doubtful that the Air Force or other U.S. Government Authorities will find this one helpful in their efforts to portray the affair in conventional terms. A former employee for a government contractor (now retired) told the International Paranormal UFO Society that he worked on F-16s for many years as an electronics engineer and has his own opinion of what happened on January 8, 2008.

This informant is known to IPUS and he claims that it would be very unlikely for so many F-14s to be on a evening or nighttime training mission at one time. Instead, he believes that the reason so many F-14s were involved in the incident is because the unidentified flying object they were chasing had violated restricted presidential airspace over the Bush Ranch in Crawford, Texas.

Our informant bases his opinion on all the information that the media, military and eyewitnesses have provided to date. He points out that a previous email from a private pilot to IPUS mentioned that he was approaching Erath County airspace (where the events of January 8, 2008 took place) from the south and saw the object and jets in front of him indicating that they were approaching the area from the same direction. President Bush’s Crawford Ranch is south and slightly east of Stephenville.

IPUS is continuing to investigate the Stephenville Sightings and related matters. We will post any new information that we have on our website at http://www.CanYouStandTheTruth.com We encourage anyone with information about the Texas UFO sightings to contact us through our website or call our UFO Sightings Hotline at 765-483-9089. IPUS Board Member and Co-Spokesperson, Dick Criswell, is available for media inquiries and guest spots about our investigation into the Texas UFO Sightings. He can be reached at our hotline phone number or by email at invader1@insightbb.com

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